Each day before work I load up my lunch box with my breakfast, lunch, and several healthy snacks I typically try to limit myself to one snack of fruit, multiple veggie snacks are on hand nearly at all times, and a dairy snack such as a low fat cheese or greek yogurt. In no particular […]
I’m a blogger who has yet to really start blogging. I have been kicking around this idea of being a fitness blogger for well over a year now. I have the bare bones pieces in place. I have a domain name, I have a few posts here on my blog. I’m definitely still living a […]
Unless you have cutoff all network television from your life and you close your eyes as you cross through the magazine racks at the grocery store checkout, you probably have heard of the show The Biggest Loser. The show revolves around contestants competing to lose the biggest percentage of their starting body weight through extreme […]
I’ve run so many miles, just check my Nike+ Running stats! But ever so often right before I head out on a run I’ll get strange feeling and think to myself, “What if I can’t do it? What if I can handle running anymore? What if I can’t make it through my run?!” It happened […]
Raise your hand if you love avocados….. Raise your hand if you love toast….. If you have two hands up then you mostly likely enjoy avocado toast. Nom! Well how about an avocado toast “upgrade” by making Caprese avocado toast?! Are you in? That’s what I thought, lets go! This will make two slices of […]
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything.” We’ve all heard that one. But what if you have something seemingly nice to say? What if you think what you’re saying is “not mean” so you go ahead and say it? Well that comment can cost a lot. And those types of comments […]
I’m a big fan of dessert, better choices, and protein. When all of those things come together into a beautiful harmony, well it makes for one happy chica. While perusing Instagram as part of my nightly bedtime routine, I came across some images of delicious protein brownies and cakes by Eat Me Guilt Free. […]
Positive self talk is a big deal. It’s a game changer. Of all the things I have done to get me where I am today in terms of health and fitness, the positive self talk is probably the most crucial. 1. “Just do better” 2. ” I can do it” 3. “Each step is […]
I first came across an ad for this protein bar a few months ago on Facebook. Living a busy working mom fit life, I choose to keep such products on hand for convenience and to help me avoid other forms of fast food when life gets tricky. Let me say that no “bar” is a […]
“Oh, no thanks, I’m on a cleanse” I said as I passed on a slice or 4 of pizza and birthday cake the very first day of the first time in my life I would declare to be “on a cleanse”. This was the summer of 2012, I had decided to pay for and […]
